I've been searching for tires for weeks now and have had a hard time making any decisions. I wanted 275/55/20s but didn't want to deal with the speedo difference and the spare tire. I preferred the 285/50/20s but they didn't seem to be common enough to find a location with them. I convinced myself that i'd be fine with the 275/55/20s and would live with those two concerns.

Well..today I decided to head over to Discount Tire and see what was available in 275/55/20. I had decided that unless they had something I really wanted, I would just walk out with a few quotes. So I asked what the chances are that they have something in a 285/50/20. He looked it up and actually had a set of Falken Rocky Mountain ATS in that size in stock. So we went back and forth a little on price and what he would give me for the stock Fortera's. I ended up walking out the door with 4 new Rocky Mountain ATS's mounted and balanced with free replacement certs for $824. A much better deal than I was expecting in the size I wanted and $24 more than I was expecting to pay for tires without the install and certs.

Short Version:
Bought Falken Rocky Mountain ATS in 285/50/20 mounted on my 20x9 SRT8 reps. Got a great deal from Discount Tire. $824 out the door. They ride extremely well on road, much better than the Forteras. They look mean as hell in that size and I only sacrifice a small amount of speedo difference and now have confidence in the tires. No more road noise than the Forteras and they handle better in the corners.

I took them off road on Sunday and they did great, even on the 20s. I navigated just about everything my friend with a lifted FJ on 35s did with relative ease. The trail I was on was rocky, rutted, covered in very fine dirt and numurous steep ascents and decents. The Jeep and the tires did exceptionally well! I was a bit nervous going off road on 20s but I was impressed with how well they managed to maintain traction and keep me moving forward.

I think getting used to the sound of the jeep offroading was the most difficult part. Going from a strictly street driving in my previous car, to offroading was definitely a learning and sensory experience.

Overall i'm very happy with them.

I also just took a 300 mile trip down to Oregon for work and they were excellent on the drive. I averaged about 21 mpg on the highways with bested the EPA rating by a mpg. Quiet the whole way and rode very well at speed.

Haven't had a chance to test them in the rain but living in Seattle means I will have a long winter to do that.